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/usr/bin/systemd-detect-virt

The systemd System and Service Manager

From systemd 262.2-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running systemd-detect-virt --help (exit 0). permalink

> systemd-detect-virt [OPTION…]

Detect execution in a virtualized environment.

Options:
  -h --help          Show this help
     --version       Show package version
  -q --quiet         Don't output anything, just set return value
  -c --container     Only detect whether we are run in a container
     --private-users Only detect whether we are running in a user namespace
  -v --vm            Only detect whether we are run in a VM
  -r --chroot        Detect whether we are run in a chroot() environment
     --list          List all known and detectable types of virtualization
     --cvm           Only detect whether we are run in a confidential VM
     --list-cvm      List all known and detectable types of confidential virtualization

See the systemd-detect-virt(1) man page for details.
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h --helpShow this helphelp
--versionShow package versionhelp
-q --quietDon't output anything, just set return valuehelp
-c --containerOnly detect whether we are run in a containerhelp
-v --vmOnly detect whether we are run in a VMhelp
-r --chrootDetect whether we are run in a chroot() environmenthelp
--listList all known and detectable types of virtualizationhelp
--cvmOnly detect whether we are run in a confidential VMhelp
--list-cvmList all known and detectable types of confidential virtualizationhelp

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